Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-02-10
FACT AND FANCY.

The present winter Is tho coolest for years in
Washington.
oberiu College had 1899 students last year,
$50 Of whom were Ohio people.
In Java buildings are made Of wicker work,
so they may better resist earthquake shocks
Whisky disabling Peoria has contributed
$3.50 1900 to the internal Revenue fund since
1863
In New York City there are 5000 families
who receive help from charitable associations
and the city,
Joseph II. Choate has asccrtained that there
were no lawyers In New England for the first
half century Of its existence
Two large panthers which recently escaped
from travelling show are roaming the woods
In the vicinity Of Roscoe, III.
Sunday School Teaeher---Now, children, can
any Of you tell me who Mcthuselah vast
Small scholar--ile was chestnut.
AT q party In Middleton Conu., the guests
piled their wraps ON bed, fatally smothering
y baby which was asleep IN the bed,
The word huinbug Is from Hamburg; "a
piece OF Hamburg news was In Germany a
proycrhlal expression Of false political rumors,
The gross mineral output OF Montana last
year was S4,0Oo,001, OF which there was 80.
100000 In gold, sJdo00oo In copper, aud
Sia, 100000 in silver
The fish hatchery at Petoskey, Mich, has
22,0oo,000 young white fish waiting to be
planted IN the spring. The output will be
larger than ever before,
Rare books aud manuscripts In tho great
Paris library are to be photographed, so that
they can be reproduced In case OF being de
stroyed by any accident
Evaporation is a wonderful power In draw
Ing the water from the sea Every year
lavor OF the entire sea fourteen feet deep Is
taken up into the clouds,
father at Tenni,lc, Ga, gave his sick
child drink out OF his gallon Jug, When the
father disappeared the child again secured the
Jug and drank itself TO death.
A Chicago butcher admits that twodhirds Of
the canned meat sold In the markets there
rs chicken Is In reality tho meat OF rabbits
that have been long frozen.
An Ontario minister prayed, one recent Sun
day morning, as follows; Lord, bless o,lr
servantgirls who are detained from joining
IN the worship Of Thee by the sleeping OF their
masters and mistrcssesp
An Open QucstIon--parson: II hope fora
mild, open winter Layman; ~ hope for
n hard old.tlmern Parson--"But my dear
sir think Of he poor" Layman' Great
Scott, man, think Of the toboggan club"
Mothcr--Dld you pray In your SUNDAY
school, to-day, Johnny Johnny~-fcs, mam'
ma Mothcr-Thars good little boy, always
pray In Sunday school, Father--lut what did
YOU pray fori Johnny-l prayed for u to let
out.
The city of New York provides for free
medical attendance at night for poor people
! IL Is done by simply calling policeman,
whose duty Il Ia TO fetch Doctor his lee De-
Ing paid by the city II the patient Is unable
10 do so,
| One OF the largest aud finest gold nuggets
ever unearthed IN California Is on exhibition
In San Francisco. II Is about the size OF nm
| ordinary Derby hat, weighs thlrty-hve
pounds, aud Is worth about $4,000. Great
chunks OF gold hang out OF It's sides
Bishop Taylor, on his way down the Afri'
can coast, saw murderer put to death Inc
man was let down into hole In the ground
seven feet deep and three feet wide As he
stood on his feet In the hole he was slowly
buried alive. Then sharp stake was driven
downward through NE length OF his body.
According toa Chicago railroad man aud
| a Chicago reporter, II Is becoming fashionable
FOR Young men Of the Lake city to kiss each
| other vigorously when they part or meet again.
| The railroad man says II makes him sick 70
acc the fools Ittakcs more than this TO make
| reporter sick.
| Omaha Lady Why Deacon Goode, what Is
the mattcri Deacon Gooie-~l'vc Just had
te,rbc fall ON this Icy pavement, and am 30
hurt am afraid won't be able TO keep my
engagement TO lecture tonight Too bad
What IA 10 be your subject "rhe Awful Dan
gers Of Dancingn But my dear young lady
don't walk 80 carelessly along here; the pave
mcnt IA fearful slippery oh, don't worry
about me. learned TO dance on a waxcd
| floor.
There are only four tunnels In the world
longer than the Severn tunnel In England,
which has just been opened Tor passenger
traffic. II Is nearly four and one'haii niles
long, two and one quarter miles OF which "
under the bed OF the river The ventilation
Of this Immense length Of tunnel Is described
by those who have been through II as simply
perfect, the machinery provided for the pur-
nose keeping up d constant breeze OF perfectly
pure air.
A big bull dog was recently cast 10 play y
most admired part In q sensational drama at
a Cincinnati theatre. AT critical point IN
the play every night be bounded out an'l
slezed the william by the throat holding on
In true bull dog fashion, amid great applause.
The other night the dog grabbed the man as
usual. but the incentive for his exertlon, y
bie niece OF liver concealed around the mans
neck gave way, aud his dogship stood there
before the footlights and dcvoured II, We
was not encorcd.
There Ia good old German woman who lives
In this city, says The Bataio hSpreis, ana
there was a girl living ina nelghboring Cana
dian village who thought good deai OF hei
German friend. Not long since the girl was
taken very sick and, feeling that the end was
not far OH, she sent for the aforesaid irau.
The good soul paid the sick girl visit, ana on
her return one Of the kind hearted neighbors
INQUIRED how her friend was 'Oh,'' was the
reply, "she will die. But, thank God' shes
all repaired to CO.
writer In The Nep York Herald In the
wear 1904 who signed himself "A Friend e
simnles.n recommended olive oil as a sure
cure for the bite Of a ycnomous reptile.
This" he says, should be rubbed on the
part affected, as soon as possible, while held
over pan or pot OF Goals. The embrocatior
should be continued till the swelling subsidies
aud the heat be rs great as can well be borne
} This remedy Is neither painful, tedious o
expensive, and am well assured Is caectua
for the bite OF any reptile however yenomous.'
A Boston minister, who vas TO preach Il
Providence, spent the night before with
friend In a village some miles distant an'
walked to Providence Sunday morning U
his way, feeling hungry, he stopped at a hous
by the waysidc, rang the bell, and asked TIN
notherly -lookine woman who came to the doo'
|, II he could have glass OF milk and slice o
bread well" she answered II suppose yot
can, but IL does seem that big, strong mar
ike you might earn his living by work and no
beg for It." lie has been very considerable o
tramps ever since,
Among the stories told at the New Englan'
: dinner In New York last week was the an
, nexed. ''Therc was an old preacher once VIII
i told some BOYS Of the bible lesson he was 4